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Chairmen Waxman and Markey's “The American Clean Energy and Security Act” milestone
Tuesday, 19 May 2009 16:53    PDF Print E-mail

After the discussion draft that released in late March, the Waxman-Markey bill have reached a new milestone. Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Edward J. Markey introduced "H.R. 2454, The American Clean Energy and Security Act." The Energy and Commerce Committee will begin markup of the bill on Monday, May 18, 2009, at 1:00 p.m., and will complete consideration before the Memorial Day recess.

"This bill marks the dawn of the clean energy age," said Subcommittee Chairman Markey.  "This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to revive our economy and create millions of good-paying clean energy jobs.  After months of hearings and discussions with my colleagues, I am pleased that we have produced a bill that has widespread support from all regions of the country."

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Download this file (hr2454_summary.pdf)hr2454_summary.pdfSummary of H.R. 245487 Kb
Download this file (hr2454_support.pdf)hr2454_support.pdfLetters in Support of H.R. 24543933 Kb
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 28 July 2009 17:20 )
 
AWG-LCA "Focus" Document to be discussed at upcoming Bonn Talks
Saturday, 16 May 2009 13:06    PDF Print E-mail

A document has been prepared by the Chair of the AWG-LCA to further focus the negotiating process on the fulfilment of the Bali Action Plan and on the components of the agreed outcome to be adopted at COP 15 in Copenhagen in December. It describes areas of convergence in the ideas and proposals from Parties, explores options for dealing with areas of divergence, and identifies any gaps that might need to be filled in reaching an agreed outcome. The document will be discussed by Parties at the next round of international Climate Change Talks in Bonn at the end of March.

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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 20 May 2009 16:27 )
 
Analysis of Technology Transfer in CDM Projects
Saturday, 16 May 2009 13:02    PDF Print E-mail

Although the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) does not have an explicit technology transfer mandate, it may contribute to technology transfer by financing emission reduction projects using technologies currently not available in the host countries. This report analyzes the claims of technology transfer made by project participants in the project design documents for 3296 registered and proposed CDM projects. Roughly 36% of the projects accounting for 59% of the annual emission reductions claim to involve technology transfer. Technology transfer is more common for larger projects and projects with foreign participants. Technology transfer is very heterogeneous across project types and usually involves both knowledge and equipment. The technology originates mostly from Japan, Germany, the USA, France, and Great Britain. The rate of technology transfer is significantly higher than average for several host countries, including Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam and significantly lower than average for Brazil, China, and India. As the number of projects increases, technology transfer occurs beyond the individual projects. This is observed for several project types in China and Brazil. For most project types, project developers appear to have a choice among a number of domestic and/or foreign technology suppliers.

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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 20 May 2009 16:35 )
 
Elaboration on how to address, where applicable, the definitions, modalities, rules and guidelines for the treatment of land use, land-use change and forestry.
Saturday, 16 May 2009 13:00    PDF Print E-mail

This note contains further elaboration by the Chair of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP) of options, elements and issues regarding the definitions, modalities, rules and guidelines for the future treatment of land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) under the Kyoto Protocol. The elaboration builds upon annex III to the report of the AWG-KP on the first part of its sixth session, annex IV to the report of the AWG-KP on its resumed fifth session and relevant information submitted by Parties. The note summarizes issues raised by Parties concerning the treatment of LULUCF, proposals for addressing those issues, and options for how these might be translated into definitions, rules and modalities in future commitment periods

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Technological, methodological, legal, policy and financial issues
Saturday, 16 May 2009 12:58    PDF Print E-mail

Technological, methodological, legal, policy and financial issues relevant to the consideration of carbon dioxide capture and storage in geological formations as project activities under the clean development mechanism. Submissions from Parties. Addendum. In addition to the five submissions contained in FCCC/SBSTA/2008/MISC.10, one further submission has been received. In accordance with the procedure for miscellaneous documents, this submission is attached and reproduced in the languages in which it was received and without formal editing.

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